30th government of Turkey explained

The 30th government of Turkey (27 October 1965 – 3 November 1969) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the first Demirel government.

Background

Justice Party (AP) won the elections held on 10 October 1965 by a landslide. Süleyman Demirel, the leader of AP, founded the government.

The government

In the list below, the serving period of cabinet members who served only a part of the cabinet's lifespan are shown in the column "Notes". As according to the Turkish constitution of 1961, some members of the government were replaced by independent members before the elections. The members of the cabinet were as follows:[1]

Title[2] [3] NamePartyNotes
Prime MinisterSüleyman DemirelAP
Minister of State
Cihat Bilgehan
Hüsamettin Atabeyli
AP27 October 1965 – 3 April 1967
3 April 1967 – 3 November 1969
Refet SezginAP
Kamil OcakAP
Fuat Alişan
Sadık Tekin Müftüoğlu
AP27 October 1965 – 3 April 1967
3 April 1967 – 3 November 1969
Seyfi ÖztürkAP
Ministry of JusticeHasan Dinçer
Hidayet Aydıner
AP
Indep
27 October 1965 – 1 August 1969
1 August 1969 – 3 November 1969
Ministry of National DefenseAhmet TopaloğluAP
Ministry of the InteriorFaruk Sükan
Ragıp Üner
AP
Indep
27 October 1965 – 1 August 1969
1 August 1969 – 3 November 1969
Ministry of Foreign Affairsİhsan Sabri ÇağlayangilAP
Ministry of Financeİhsan Gürsan
Cihat Bilgehan
AP27 October 1965 – 2 November 1966
14 November 1966 – 3 November 1969
Ministry of National EducationOrhan Dengiz
İlhami Ertem
AP27 October 1965 – 3 April 1967
3 April 1967 – 3 November 1969
Ministry of Public WorksEtem Erdinç
Orhan Alp
AP27 October 1965 – 3 April 1967
3 April 1967 – 3 November 1969
Ministry of Construction and SettlementHaldun MenteşoğluAP
Ministry of Health and Social SecuritySadi Somuncuoğlu
Vedat Ali Özkan
AP27 October 1965 – 3 April 1967
3 April 1967 – 3 November 1969
Ministry of AgricultureBahri Dağdaş
Ali Mesut Erez
AP27 October 1965 – 12 August 1969
12 August 1969 – 3 November 1969
Ministry of Village AffairsSabit Osman AVCI
Turgut Toker
Selahattin Kılıç
AP27 October 1965 – 3 April 1967
3 April 1967 – 16 December 1968
16 December 1968 – 3 November 1969
Ministry of ForestrySabit Osman AvcıAP11 August 1969 – 3 November 1969
Ministry of TransportSeyfi Öztürk
Sadettin Bilgiç
Mehmet İzmen
AP
AP
Indep
27 October 1965 – 3 April 1967
3 April 1967 – 1 August 1969
1 August 1969 – 3 November 1969
Ministry of Labour and Social SecurityAli Naili Erdem
Hayrettin Toker
AP27 October 1965 – 6 December 1968
16 December 1968 – 3 November 1969
Ministry of CommerceMacit Zeren
Sadık Tekin Müftüoğlu
Ahmet Türkel
AP27 October 1965 – 2 November 1966
2 November 1966 – 3 April 1967
3 April 1967 – 3 November 1969
Ministry of IndustryMehmet TurgutAP
Ministry of Customs and Monopoliesİbrahim Tekin
Nahit Menteşe
AP27 October 1965 – 10 December 1968
10 December 1968 – 3 November 1969
Ministry TourismNihat KürşatAP
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resourcesİbrahim Deriner
Rafet Sezgin
Indep
AP
27 October 1965 – 3 April 1967
3 April 1967 – 3 November 1969

Aftermath

The government ended because of the elections held on 12 October 1969. AP won the elections, and Süleyman Demirel founded the next government as well.

References

  1. Elif Uzun Sümercan . I. Dönem Demirel Hükümeti`nin siyasi faaliyetleri (1965-1969). Gazi University. tr. MA. 2009. 63–64.
  2. http://www.basbakanlik.gov.tr/Forms/pCabinets.aspx Official page of prime minister
  3. Chronology September 1, 1965-November 30, 1965. The Middle East Journal. 20. 1. 1966. 4323955. 89.